my engine is making an intermittent ticking noise

1995 PONTIAC TRANS AM
132 MILES
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TBOLMAN121
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I have a 1995 pontiac trans am, 5.7, automatic, I was wondering, their is a tick noise coming from the driver side motor, it comes and goes, it used to never come unless i beat on the car, but then i got a oil change and it never came back for about 2 or
Oct 30, 2011 at 12:24 AM
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HMAC300
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it can either be a bad lifter, rocker arm worn or pushrod bent/worn. you really need apro to look at this.
Oct 30, 2011 at 4:56 PM
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